‘Black Panther’ Crosses $1 Billion Mark

It's already been almost a month since Black Pantherreleased in theaters but the film is showing no signs of slowing down. After breaking a number of records, Black Panther has now passed the $1 billion mark at the global box office.

The Ryan Coogler-directed film becomes only the 33rd movie to ever gross $1 billion and is Disney's 16th film to reach the milestone. Black Panther also becomes the fifth Marvel movie to accomplish the feat, joining The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3 and Captain America: Civil War.

Domestically, Black Panther has grossed $521 million, making it the ninth-highest releases of all time. As far as internationally, the film is aiming to hit the $500 million mark this weekend, thanks to a strong debut in China, Varietyreports.

"I am struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment, but I will try," Coogler wrote in his letter addressed to moviegoers. "Film-making is a team sport. And our team was made up [of] amazing people from all over the world who believed in this story. Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a film about a fictional country on the continent of Africa, made up of a cast of people of African descent."